After running seven races so far, I would not necessarily call myself an experienced runner, but one does learn a thing or two and start watching out for patterns that seem to work every time. And then there are things that … Continue reading
It began with 5 words: Why does my wrist hurt? I’ve been coding since high school and while I love getting my hands dirty, typing has always resulted in pain. Check any discussion forum, once Carpal Tunnel Syndrome hits you, the … Continue reading
Even though I registered for the Canyon Meadow Trail Run a while back, I wasn’t completely ready for this run. Releasing my book has taken up a fair bit of time in the last couple of weeks and haven’t been getting my … Continue reading
Never thought I’ll publish a book, let alone become a runner. Learning to run and then writing about it has been an incredibly hard, long but gratifying experience. Not exactly sure when the seed of an idea to write a … Continue reading
Just three months after I started running, I saw a poster in downtown Campbell for an 8K run for charity. I’ve never ran any race my whole life and I was very tempted to do this. But I was also … Continue reading
I bought my Original Luna Sandals in July last year since then we’ve been great buddies. I had to send in a tracing of my feet and order the custom version since running barefoot has made my arch more pronounced and my … Continue reading
I’ve come to terms with treadmill running, which is I’ll use it when I can’t run outside and pretend that I love it when I have to. Dang, I just reread that sentence and that came across all wrong. Still, … Continue reading
Ah yes, Born to Run, the book that got many folks at least try out running to see what the buzz was all about. It definitely got me thinking and romanticizing about running through redwoods, the wind on my face, … Continue reading
My first trail race longer than a half marathon, the Chabot Trail Run 30K is also a stepping stone before I tackle the Big Basin 50K this June. Over the next few months, I’m slowly increasing my distances learning to … Continue reading
In one of my last blogs, I wrote about how I wanted to hang out at the wall for a little longer trying to understand this beast and what it’s going to do to my body. I just came back … Continue reading